Example sentences of "expect [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With her enchanting grin , which had , sadly , not been much in evidence of late , she added , ‘ I expect Sheila from down the road had been in with her ‘ Mr Sheen ’ … ’ |
| 2 | Expect whoops of absurd self-congratulation if they do . |
| 3 | These systems expect data to be presented to them in terms of relations and normally present results to users in the form of relations . |
| 4 | Management say they expect cargoes to be handled normally pending any national decision by the Transport and General Workers Union . |
| 5 | Fundamentalists believe so totally in the reality of their message and of the Jesus they preach that they expect lives to be touched and changed . |
| 6 | Sotheby 's confidently expect bids of over $10 million ( £6.6 million ) . |
| 7 | We expect surgeries to be open certain hours , and for you to undertake certain preventative health measures for all your patients whether they normally come to the surgery or not . |
| 8 | We impose heavy loads on those with both brain and brawn , and we expect saintliness from them as well . |
| 9 | Of course , whether people are refused credit because of their probable inability to repay , or whether they do not apply for it because they expect refusal on the same grounds , the results are the same . |
| 10 | As an author , I expect reviewers to be honest and objective . |
| 11 | This will be the reason for the oddity of ( 54 ) where one such basic property is related to its noun through assignment , by contrast with the normality of ( 55 ) where it is given as one of the initial identifying properties of the subject entity ( there is obviously no difference of truth-value between the two ) : ( 54 ) ? a ladle which was heavy came down on his skull ( 55 ) a heavy ladle came down on his skull Thus , other things being equal we expect properties of such basic sorts to be used predominantly for identification by ordinary qualification . |
| 12 | We expect Jesus to be in the right place at the right time , therefore his choosing of male apostles was quite deliberate , which must have theological significance and definite implications for the ministry today . |
| 13 | We expect inflation to be higher as a result of the pound 's fall , which threatens to erode the initial competitiveness benefit as UK prices rise faster than those elsewhere and the real exchange rate rises again . |
| 14 | Students today are used to visual effects of a high quality , such as in documentary programmes on television , and expect competence on behalf of the tutor and clinical teacher in their use . |
| 15 | Worst affected is your love life , so expect dates to be cancelled or romantic liaisons to be put on ice . |
| 16 | It looks like its got a few tricks up its sleeve about Solaris-on-Intel as well : expect announcements of some OEMs . |
| 17 | ‘ They expect servants to be invisible , but they expect the work to be done all the same , ’ put in Ethel . |
| 18 | ‘ Lee Clark certainly has the potential to score a lot of goals and I expect people like Brian Kilcline to hit some from set pieces . ’ |
| 19 | A staggering 52% — mostly females — said they expect rates to be higher in 12 months ' time with a consequent knock-on effect on mortgages . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect news from Rivera within two days at the outside . |
| 21 | ‘ You expect God to be like the Lord Chief Justice in London . |
| 22 | I expect demand for this service to continue to grow over the coming year . |
| 23 | They are that the public expect Britain to be defended and want Labour to be what it has been for most of its history — a party prepared to provide resources commensurate with defending this country . |
| 24 | Yet customers walk through an entrance with 24ft stone pillars to reach our bar and they expect prices to be high in such an environment . ’ |
| 25 | Expect prices in the £8,000 to £11,000 bracket when it reaches the British market in June . |
| 26 | Whatever the current market climate , Christie 's expect success with the Man 's Best Friend auction , which features works by celebrated artists John Emms , Maud Earl , and John Henry Lorimer . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , we expect communication to be verbalised , and preferably in English ! |
| 28 | The measure of 1932 , which marked profoundly the discussions leading up to the Act of 1944 , was bitterly resisted ( especially in Wales ) and led the president of the Board of Education to argue in the Commons that secondary education should be reserved for ‘ selected children , the gifted and the intellectual ’ from whom ‘ we expect leaders of industry and commerce in the coming generation ’ . |
| 29 | Again , I urge the House to consider the fact that we expect inspections of individual schools to take place on a four to five-yearly basis . |
| 30 | They want to be treated with respect and reverence ; and at the same time they expect equality with men , complete emancipation , and to compete in every form of masculine activity . |